tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post8557973557440301943..comments2024-03-18T21:54:30.466+00:00Comments on Bangor to Bobbio: Feast of St Brigid, the first day of spring in Ireland. And elsewhere? 'It might as well be spring!'Fr Seán Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02287947090085700335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post-28135937371316616472013-02-06T09:12:32.069+00:002013-02-06T09:12:32.069+00:00My comment above was about Peggy Lee's version...My comment above was about Peggy Lee's version of 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill', Michael Holliday's version of which I posted on Sunday Reflections for last Sunday. I can't locate a recording of 'It Might as Well be Spring' by Peggy Lee that I can listen to. [Her recording of the song is online but I can't download it]. So I can't comment on her version of the song compared to that of Bryn Terfel. But a good song usually gets a number of good recordings. And I can also say about 'It Might as Well be Spring' that 'Oscar Hammerstein was a superb lyric writer'. God belss.<br /><br />Your comment about the 'unthinkable' reminds me of the time the Irish rugby team had an audience with Blessed John Paul in the Vatican before they played Italy. They asked him if he'd say a prayer that they'd win. He replied, 'I love the Irish - but I have to live here in Italy!'Fr Seán Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287947090085700335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post-22583034226781430382013-02-06T07:50:07.423+00:002013-02-06T07:50:07.423+00:00Father, I am a Celtic fan as were my father and gr...Father, I am a Celtic fan as were my father and grandfather before me. We also have drawn St Mirren in the quarter final of the SFA Cup. Defeat this time round would be unthinkable.Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post-45344849304248839282013-02-06T01:03:31.729+00:002013-02-06T01:03:31.729+00:00Thanks, Crux. Congratulations to St Mirren on beat...Thanks, Crux. Congratulations to St Mirren on beating Celtic in the semi-final of the Scottish Communities League Cup! Good luck in the final!<br /><br />Yes, Peggy Lee's recording is probably the best around - except for her irritating replacement of 'Darby and Joan', a term that has been around for centuries, with 'Baby and Joe'. She continued to use 'Baby and Joe', as various YouTube videos of her in concert show.<br /><br />Oscar Hammerstein II was a superb lyric writer.Fr Seán Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287947090085700335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post-46669784836493123472013-02-05T14:35:41.387+00:002013-02-05T14:35:41.387+00:00I prefer the Peggy Lee version.I prefer the Peggy Lee version.Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.com